Thanks everyone - Kippy, I would love to see your bouquet. Diane - I'm sure yours would do great, your roses are so beautiful, it's a really good rose. I hope to be just as pleased with Julia Child, I've ordered it for next season. Joopster, hope you have good luck with yours.

Thanks Jim!! What a head-slapper! Makes perfect sense that the part of the rose that grew was the part that got sunÂÂ.. And yes, it is a new rose  only in the ground for a year now, so I take it the short side will catch up this year since I learned not to let it get totally buried under burgeoning summer annuals? Below is a photo (woo-hoo!! I figured out how to embed a photo!!) of what the rose had to contend with last summer, and the rose canÂt even be seen! The only reason why I knew it survived during the summer was because now and then a lovely rose would poke through the canopy of tomatoes! The roses in the picture you posted are beautiful!!!

Thanks Ingrid for sharing your thoughts! I can see a lot of new growth just the flowers look different than they did. I will wait and give it time to adjust to the new area. Maybe as it grows bigger and the flowers are up higher they will look more like they did before. Patience—this is the biggest lesson I am learning from gardening!

Definitely Belinda's blush if you like Belinda's dream. Beverly is new to my garden this year and it is wonderful, lots of blooms, healthy no spray in high black-spot pressure and fragrant. I want to also second Lilifynch's suggestion of Flamenco rosita she is wonderful. They have a huge specimen at the Biltmore.